scrap

Example Sentences

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In her speech, Badenoch is expected to say: "We are going to scrap this duty altogether. We do not need to replace it. We need to explain to people that they should do their jobs."

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

In other words, you might as well scrap all your export controls.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

He was also forced to scrap a planned concert in the southern French city of Marseille, while he has also been stopped from performing in Poland and Switzerland.

From Barron's • May 31, 2026

Grand Slam champions and highly ranked players - led by top seed Aryna Sabalenka - remain in a women's tournament which it was always anticipated would be a scrap.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

The evidence for it lies tucked away in her files, on a yellow scrap from a legal pad.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield